This video shows how to upgrade the PSU in an already built system which I assume is what you need. Seeing someone install one in a empty case doesn't help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj1rHmhey6U
My god. Do all of you use your PCs for nothing but gaming? He said he'll be doing rendering and other intensive things outside of gaming. Being able to use more than one monitor for rendering or editing is so much more productive.
I've been perusing around looking for one as well. It really all depends on what your style is and what kind of functionality you want/need. Take a look at the links below to get an idea of what you want then try to find it. I'm personally eyeing something simple like the 8th setup in the first link.
it could be alot cheaper to find a used core i7 920 and overclock it to past 3.2 ghz.
ionusX
his motherboard may not support its a pre-built Correct. The i3 530 is supposed to be pretty good for overclocking, but the stock motherboard won't allow it. I ended up just making my own decision and got the following:
Motherboard: ASRock Z77M LGA 1155
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series 650W
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
This is my first time doing anything this extensive though and the part I'm nervous about the most is getting everything running again. So much conflicting information saying to do a clean install of the OS, others saying you don't have to do anything, and others saying you just need to disable software like iTunes and Adobe products so product keys don't get locked to the board. Plus, it seems like a pain in the ass to get everything set up the way I like again from the fresh install. I'll probably be getting everything by Monday. We'll see how it goes from there. Anyways, thanks for the advice even if I didn't use all of it. Stil gives me another perspective and makes sure I wasn't glossing over something.
I'd recommend upgrading the CPU to a 3570k, the ability to overclock could really help editing.
And if you're upgrading for gaming that is pointless since you're keeping your old GPU which is the bottleneck in your case for 90% of games.
kraken2109
I would think that going from a Dual core to Quad would make some meaningful difference in gaming. The GTX 550Ti isn't the best, but it's not the worst either. I can play most games at medium to high settings. ArmA 2 is kicking my CPUs butt though, and that's what I've been playing the most of. Not to mention the new mobo that would be required for a new CPU would also allow me to look at newer GPUs once I'm ready to upgrade that.
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